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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 10:45:00 GMT
So, I went and collected my willow branches from the park yesterday, scrubbed, scrubbed again and then soaked in F10. Dried a bit with hairdryer (am hoping this is okay and hairdryer air doesn't have bacteria) and now drying on radiator.
I have one rather large bit that would make an ideal cage top perch and I went scouring the net to find some stainless steel fixings to insert into the perch. These are perfect! www.mysafebirdstore.com/TOY_PARTS-STAINLESS_STEEL.html but come from the States. Hubby is going to states at the end of April so I can get them then, but don't know if I can wait that long. Washers and wingnuts are not a problem, but I am looking for the double threaded bolts like in the pic. Can find loads that are zinc plated, but only these in stainless steel and they are super expensive www.tecni-cable.co.uk/Products/Stainless-Steel-Dual-Double-Thread-Screws
You peeps who make many toys, do you know where I can source these in stainless steel in the UK. Shops like natural bird company sell bolts with heads etc., but I specifically want these double threaded bolts for my perch.
I am also wondering now that if places like zooplus sell these perches for so cheap www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/cage_accessories/perches/14421 knowing the price of stainless, are these fittings actually zinc coated.
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Post by sarah*glittergirl2212 on Mar 27, 2013 10:58:32 GMT
Immediately screwfix comes to mind, but it's not based on knowledge, just an idea as they sell so many fixings etc, they might well have what you need...? You have a good point there about the cheap perches
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 11:12:26 GMT
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Post by stace on Mar 27, 2013 11:47:32 GMT
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 11:58:10 GMT
Thanks Stace, I have seen those, but the bolt has a head on and I am looking for ones without a head. I don't think there is any way you could use this type of bolt to secure a perch (unless I am wrong) as you need to screw one side into the perch and then the wing nut and washers go onto the other threaded side.
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 12:00:55 GMT
They need to look like this
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Post by nat on Mar 27, 2013 12:06:59 GMT
I reckon the techni-cable double headed screws would be fine used with stainless steel washers and wingnuts as the birds won't be able to get to it unless they chew through the perch.
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 12:49:08 GMT
I reckon the techni-cable double headed screws would be fine used with stainless steel washers and wingnuts as the birds won't be able to get to it unless they chew through the perch. I think so too - they are just rather expensive and I was wondering if I could find cheaper somewhere as the ones in the states are so much more reasonable. I think I might just have to wait until hubby goes as I am not prepared to pay £3.55 per bolt on top of postage. Oh well edited to add: 96 cents each in the states ... that is like 60p or something.
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Post by nat on Mar 27, 2013 12:52:54 GMT
I bought threaded rods from Homebase for the same job. They are very cheap but the downside is you have to cut them to size and they don't have a pointed end so you have to drill into the end of your branch. However if the birds did chew through the perch at least there wouldn't be a sharp end to hurt themselves on :-)
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 12:55:34 GMT
I bought threaded rods from Homebase for the same job. They are very cheap but the downside is you have to cut them to size and they don't have a pointed end so you have to drill into the end of your branch. However if the birds did chew through the perch at least there wouldn't be a sharp end to hurt themselves on :-) oooh, I could try that! Thanks.
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Post by sarah*glittergirl2212 on Mar 27, 2013 14:38:28 GMT
I just cheat and buy my perches from natural bird co, not as cheap as doing it yourself, but with no car and living in the town centre finding the branches would be a nightmare for me. You probably aren't allowed on public transport if you're dragging half a tree with several council officials on hot pursuit
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Post by lousette on Mar 27, 2013 16:44:09 GMT
I just cheat and buy my perches from natural bird co, not as cheap as doing it yourself, but with no car and living in the town centre finding the branches would be a nightmare for me. You probably aren't allowed on public transport if you're dragging half a tree with several council officials on hot pursuit Can just imagine you hotfooting it from the park with man on lawnmower in pursuit. All my wood perches are bought too, and the idea wasn't actually to make more perches but to get the wood to make some toys (I have a bridge ladder type toy in mind) but then I found that cool one that would make a good cage top perch and the quest for the fixings began. It is really bad, my house is a mess, I have a deadline to complete for the freelance work I do and all I seem to be doing is searching for budgie paraphernalia.
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Post by nat on Mar 27, 2013 17:36:53 GMT
Lol, I think we're all as bad as each other! I have 4 x 5 ft pine trees in my flat, chopped off and waiting for me to do something with them. Not to mention 4 or 5 large eucalyptus branches stored for future use. And I mean large! :-o
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 18:11:52 GMT
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Post by stace on Mar 27, 2013 21:21:39 GMT
They need to look like this Yes, these are what you want. I didn't check well enough. There must be somewhere in the UK to get them in stainless.
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